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[kom-pound, kom-pound, kom-pound, kuhm-pound, kom-pound] / ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd, kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd /






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But it did publish a statement in May, saying the wall of its compound was "collapsing because of the ginkgo's roots".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

During an event early this year at the Ellisons’ Florida compound, Jolin asked May questions typical of many donors, such as, Who are we recruiting?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The American restaurant’s name is more in tune with Lucas’ Marin County farm and film-production compound, Skywalker Ranch, though both are named for “Star Wars” protagonist Luke Skywalker.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The 2023 investigation focused on sucralose-6-acetate, a compound that is chemically related to sucralose but is not the same substance.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Razi steered straight into the compound, the two men hot on his heels.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Because those compounds disappear more slowly and may be supported by a reservoir of lipids in the kidney, they could help preserve an individual's chemical identity over time.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Tishler and his Merck colleagues supplied the chemical and manufacturing expertise needed to turn compounds into medicines that could be widely produced.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

They identified 33 initial hits and confirmed that compounds affecting particular chemical signaling pathways could increase axon width.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

NPR described the outcome as a striking rejection of the FDA’s stance, pointing out that every one of these compounds lacks the large, well-controlled clinical trials required to prove safety and effectiveness in humans.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

This ancient lifeway survives today, according to this theory, in the ring-shaped compounds of the Yanomamo.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

During the public meeting, the jaded panel members admitted several times that the science supporting the compounded substances was inadequate.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Millions have already been struggling for decades under international sanctions, with economic pressures compounded by more than six months of war with the United States.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Market-share losses to Chinese rivals will likely be compounded by the cuts to Volkswagen’s model lineup, noted Citi auto analyst Harald Hendrikse.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The normal meanness that the winter brought was compounded by the small-spiritedness that hunger and scarlet fever produced.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

Part of the answer, of course, is that Home Depot started its public market compounding journey at a much lower base.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Others worried the shocks were compounding and could no longer be assumed to pass on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The same water supply network feeds several other locations across the capital's Royal Parks, compounding broader operational pressures faced by maintenance staff over the summer.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

You taught yourself about investing, the power of compounding — where your principal and the interest earned on that principal make money — taxes and, finally, retirement accounts.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

"Yeah," I said, and I felt fear rush in, compounding my guilt.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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